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It is time for the kids to go back to school, and that usually means less time to take care of ourselves. For that reason, we are offering another "Saturday Mammogram Day"on August 29, from 8:00am-12:00 noon at the Winter Park office location. We will be scheduling in 15 minute increments for women who are 40 and over. Please call to reserve your appointment. (407) 644-5371

We are happy to announce that we will be resuming our "Early Pregnancy Class". This class is geared for first-time expectant parents in the first and second trimesters, and for pregnant patients who are new to our practice. This class is FREE OF CHARGE.

Please join us for a tour of what to expect during your pregnancy, learn more about the doctors and nurse practitioners, hear about testing options, and ask as many questions as desired! We will be hosting these classes regularly every other month on Thursday evenings, and future scheduled dates are forthcoming. The class begins at 6:00 pm, and is held at the Winter Park office location- 1551 Clay Street Winter Park , 32789.

Please call the office at (407 ) 644- 5371 or speak with the cashiers to sign up for the class. It will be hosted by Dr. George Amyradakis and Dr. Wendy Quirino. We look forward to seeing you there !

It is pretty hard to miss that October is "Breast Cancer Awareness Month". Just about every store I walk into has a multitude of pink-colored items and special pink packaging with the awareness ribbon stamped on the front . On the television there are commercials to remind us of "pink October", sports teams wearing pink, and news stories reminding us to have our mammograms done. The sobering statistics are that about 1 in 8 of us will eventually be diagnosed with breast cancer. That means that we all have somebody in our life who has been affected (or will be affected) by this disease.

My job as a physician is to educate you (my patients and friends) about the best ways to prevent disease, and to try and catch disease early so that you will have a long, healthy life. There ARE some things that you can do to try to decrease your risk for breast cancer:

Don't smoke! There is not much more to say about this except that it is terrible for your health in every way.

Limit alcohol The more you drink, the higher the risk of breast cancer. Limit to one drink a day or less.

Limit dose and duration of hormone therapy Talk with your doctor about choosing the lowest dose for the shortest number of years

Do your breast self-exams monthly How else will you know if there is a new lump?

In order to detect breast cancer early, mammograms still remain the best test that we have. There has been a lot of confusion in the media lately about what age to start mammograms, and how often to have them done. In looking at all of these studies, we still recommend to start yearly mammograms at age 40 and continue them for your whole life. There may be some of you that need to start testing earlier, but that will depend on medical and family history. Read More »

The medical information published on this website is not intended to serve as a substitution for a thorough evaluation from a qualified healthcare provider. Furthermore, no one should act upon any of the information (including medical conditions or procedures) contained within this website without appropriate medical advice, a thorough examination or any evaluation necessary to provide a health assessment from a qualified physician.